Environmental Health Safety Engineer Jobs in Rochester, NY

ERM is seeking an experienced EHS Manager in Oak Hill, NY to provide environmental, health, and safety leadership and technical support at a client facility. This position requires a highly qualified EHS professional with broad expertise across multiple EHS disciplines who can support manufacturing operations, maintain regulatory compliance, manage risk, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. This is a full-time (40 hours/week) limited-term role for a duration of 6 months, extendable.
The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to site leadership and operational teams, providing hands-on support, coaching, training, compliance oversight, and strategic EHS guidance. This role requires regular physical presence at the client site and active engagement with employees, contractors, and management.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Regulatory Compliance & EHS Program Management

• Ensure compliance with applicable OSHA, environmental, and company requirements.
• Manage EHS policies, procedures, permits, licenses, and required documentation.
• Maintain regulatory records and support compliance reporting activities.
• Monitor regulatory changes and ensure site compliance with applicable requirements.
• Support implementation and continuous improvement of EHS management systems.

Manufacturing Support & Risk Management

• Provide daily EHS support to production, maintenance, engineering, and operations teams.
• Conduct risk assessments, job hazard analyses, safety inspections, and hazard mitigation activities.
• Evaluate workplace conditions and identify opportunities to reduce risk and improve performance.
• Develop, implement, and improve EHS programs including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Hot Work, Fall Protection. Industrial Hygiene, Contractor Safety, Management of Change (MOC)
• Partner with operational teams to proactively identify and address EHS risks.

Incident Investigation & Corrective Action Management

• Investigate incidents, injuries, near misses, and environmental events.
• Conduct root cause analyses and determine corrective and preventive actions.
• Track corrective actions to closure and verify effectiveness.
• Communicate lessons learned and improvement opportunities to site personnel.

Training, Engagement & Contractor Safety

• Deliver EHS training to employees,
• supervisors, and contractors.
• Facilitate safety meetings, toolbox talks, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Provide field coaching and mentoring to strengthen EHS performance.
• Manage contractor safety programs and permit-to-work processes.
• Promote a positive and proactive safety culture across the facility.

Auditing, Reporting & Leadership Support

• Conduct inspections and audits of plant operations, facilities, and management systems.
• Monitor EHS metrics, compliance status, and improvement initiatives. Analyze performance trends and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and compliance updates for management.
• Provide recommendations and strategic EHS guidance to site leadership.
• Serve as a trusted EHS advisor to management and operational teams.

QUALIFICATIONS
EHS Expertise

• Professional-level expertise across multiple environmental, health, and safety disciplines.
• Ability to provide technical guidance, regulatory interpretation, and practical solutions to operational teams.
• Strong knowledge of risk management, compliance programs, and EHS management systems.

On-Site Presence

• Regular physical presence at the client facility is required.
• Ability to conduct field observations, inspections, audits, incident investigations, and employee engagement activities.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• BS in Safety, Occupational Health, Engineering, or related science degree preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years relevant EHS experience with exposure to the manufacturing or research and development industries preferred.
• CSP preferred
• Experience conducting health and safety risk assessments and industrial hygiene monitoring.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations, including CAL OSHA.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to work independently and in a team setting, with guidance and direction.
• Strong work ethic with a passion to learn, grow, and thrive.
• Ability to distill goals into plans, develop timelines, and work independently as well as part of a team, to achieve goals.
• Proven experience as a Senior EHS Specialist.
• In-depth knowledge of EHS regulations and standards.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities

Pay Transparency:
For the EHS Manager position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $90,000 - $126,493, $43.26/hr - $60.81/hr USD, limited-term, non-exempt. An employee's pay position within this range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs. We also may have instances where employee's fall outside of the range based on the factors noted above. This job may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/Flexforce employees are NOT bonus eligible).
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life & disability insurance to benefits eligible* employees.
*Benefits Eligibility is limited to Regular employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week. Fixed-Term employees (including Flexforce) who are regularly scheduled to work 20 hours a week or more are eligible for a limited benefits package. Casual employees are NOT benefits eligible. See your recruiter for more details.
You can apply for this role through https://www.erm.com/careers/apply/ or through the internal careers portal if you are a current employee.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, determinable, and payable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.
Who We Are:
As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world's leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.
At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our "boots to boardroom" approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.
Please submit your resume and brief cover letter. Based on review of these responses, shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews.
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